Auditor, 1926 Election
General
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond P. (Ray) Chase Incumbent | Man | Republican | 413,691 | 65.48 | +30.96 |
Severin (S.O.) Tjosvold | Man | Farmer-Labor | 218,074 | 34.52 |
Democrats failed to field a nominee for Auditor for the first time since statehood.
Auditor Chase was reelected to a second term.
Tjosvold was a resident of St. Paul and was a Republican candidate for Auditor in 1918.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1927 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).